406 Scientific Intelligence. 
Ill. Astronomy. 
1. On the Total Eclipse of the Sun of April 16th, as observed 
by Mn. pines at antes apie in ee aa South Africa, 55 
miles from the sea and 2 es from the central line of shadow.— 
he general results ak Mr. Stone ss he has obtained 
from the observations are summarized as follow: “1. A confir- 
mation of Young’s observations of the general, or nearly Sonene 
reversion of Fraunhofer’s lines in the spectrum of the corona near 
the photosphere. 2. A spectroscopic examination of the outer 
orona, in contra-distinction to the mner jest carried to the ex- 
of rather 
proved that the spectrum of the outer corona heacele of a linear 
corona is approached, and not - od ge et as if the extreme 
limit of the corona had been reached. 3. hep Wea ex- 
amination of the outer corona, combined with the unchanged 
character of its principal fe atures as seen at Namaqua aland, Griqu 
land, and Basutoland, at intervals of absolute time extending to 
Lo”; ‘and at distances of more than 500 miles, proves, I venture to 
think, the solar origin and cosmical character of the outer corona. 
The want of coincidence in the positions of the general extensions 
of the inner corona with the main branches of the outer corona is 
. st 
tion of the outer coronain the same direction, as seen in the eclipse 
of 1874, may not improbably ultimately lead to a s'milar inference 
in the case of the outer corona also.”— Monthly Notices, February, 
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tions, and then discusses them under ¥ vari es heads. The apparent 
aaa He of the oa increased fi mag. on July 24, to 1°7 
. on August 31, and the stsiasie agli, calculated by the 
, also increased from 0°210 to 1-017 within the 
nied formula, 7 
